James March: What Don Quixote Teaches Us About Leadership | Stanford Graduate School of Business

“We live in a world that emphasizes realistic expectations and clear successes. Quixote had neither,” narrates James March in his 2003 film, Passion and Discipline: Don Quixote’s Lessons for Leadership. “But through failure after failure, he persists in his vision and his commitment. He persists because he knows who he is.” A scholar discusses literature, power, and “the two most important things to know about innovation.”